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| CVTC Practical Nursing students learn the importance of hand washing from Lynn Clark at Redmond Regional Medical Center. |
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CVTC Nursing Students Get a Lesson on the Importance of Hand Washing
The Practical Nursing students at Coosa Valley Technical College recently attended a special class on the importance of hand washing at Redmond Regional Medical Center.
The class, taught by Lynn Clark, infection control nurse at Redmond Regional Medical Center, was conducted in an effort to make students aware of the dangerous infections that can be spread because of improper hand washing techniques.
According to Redmond Regional Medical Center, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a highly antibiotic resistant bacteria that has become a national epidemic and a challenge for hospitals across America. The most common cause for spread of these infections inside the healthcare setting is improper hand hygiene. Proper hand washing is one of the easiest ways to prevent the spread of bacteria, both at home and within a clinical setting. In hospitals alone, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) account for an estimated 2 million infections, 90,000 deaths, and $4.5 billion in excess healthcare costs annually.
CVTC Practical Nursing students learned that washing your hands or using waterless hand sanitizers before and after contact with patients and their environment is the first step to stopping these types of infections.
“Our students are taught, in their first quarter of the nursing program, the proper technique of hand washing and the reason why it is so important,” stated Celeste Hughes, practical nursing instructor at Coosa Valley Technical College. “We want hand washing to become routine to them, so that they do it automatically. This simple step will protect both the students and the patients they care for.”
“With MRSA infections on the increase, Redmond is taking positive measures to contain and prevent it, and the nursing instructors at CVTC greatly appreciate Lynn Clark and Redmond for including our students in this educational process,” added Hughes.
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